So, I keep getting hits on my site for "Living in Japan" and "What to expect when I go to Japan", so I've decided to make a little website about my experiences here. If you feel like it, you can follow my LiveJournal where I post all of my Japan adventures.
I first went to Japan in 2005 for a week long tour. I was amazed at how completely different the culture was. I fell in love with the country immediately, especiall with my homestay family who went way out of their way to make sure I had the best experience ever. Which I did.
At the time, the things that impressed me the most were first, that all rumors I'd heard about Japan were actually true, second, the amazing beauty of Japan's natural areas, and third, the variety of textures and building materials all around the cities. At every corner of Japan I find three elements intertwined - something traditional, something technological, and something natural. For instance, a vending machine under a sakura tree.
The second time I went to Japan to study abroad for a semester at Kansai Gaidai, near Osaka. It's the most memorable experience in my entire life. If you're truly interested in my time there, I've posted all of my adventures on an LJ site, starting here.
This is the third time I've been to Japan. I work for Nova, teaching English. I live in Kobe, near Sannomiya, which is a great area. If you have any questions about Japan, or want to be on my mailing list, feel free to email me - Jenshinobi@gmail.com
Here are some current pictures illustrating my experience here:
A Hiking Adventure
Akashi Park
Alison in Ishikawa
Spanish Bar
Exploring an abandoned house
Japanese Animals
Kobe is Beautiful
Birthday/New Years in Japan
Installation Art!
I can't believe this pink scooter exists!
Our Cabin in Okinawa
Cave in Okinawa
Fun with Caroline
Awesome Cliffs
Crazy Girls
Good times in Yamaguchi
Sunset from the Airplane
Ferry Ride in Okinawa
Japanese countryside
Futatabi Mountain
Halloween at Gaidai
Viewing the Cherry Blossoms
Home
Nunobiki Herb Garden
Hirakata Adventure
Shikoku Adventure
Kanae and I in Kobe
Nova
Random Love
Hanging at Gaidai
Japan for the Win
Random craziness and shaved ice
A hiking trip
Nature
Fun in Osaka
Miyajima
Gorgeous shoreline on Tokashiki Island
Fun in Nara
Okinawa's Nature and Culture
I love Nature!
My new Apartment with Takiko!!!
Random Pictures
Okinawa!
Welcome to the Sky
Miscellanious images
The Natural World
Fun with my friend Sonya
Animals in Okinawa!
Aquarium
Ocean Day
Kyoto Station
Osaka Extreme
Meeting people everywhere!
Red and Green in Nara
Smiles Despite Work Issues
Ritsurin Koen in Takamatsu
Weird Sculptures in Japan
More Shikoku!
Random fun
Takarazuka
Nice Photographs
Todaiji in Nara
Waterfall, Rokko
Friends come to visit
Yamadaike Kouen
Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
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